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About John S. Ridley
- John Sutherland Ridley (April 6, 1882 – May 2, 1934) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922.
- Ridley was a member of the Conservative Party.He was born in Parkhill, Ontario, the son of John W.
- Ridley and Elisabeth Boyd.
- Ridley was first employed in farming and later entered the farm implement business, partnering with his brother in Manitou.
- He played with the Manitou Lacrosse Club, who were provincial champions in 1904.
- He was a member of the United Church.
- Ridley married Sarah E.
- Kealey.Ridley was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, defeating Farmer candidate George Compton by 259 votes in the constituency of Manitou.
- Incumbent Liberal George Armstrong finished third.
- The Liberal Party won a minority government in this election, and Ridley served with his party in opposition. He ran for re-election in the 1922 provincial election, and narrowly lost to George Compton in a rematch from two years earlier.
- Compton was by this time a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba.His son Maurice also served in the Manitoba assembly.He died in Manitou in 1934.
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